Summary
After completing this chapter, you should understand the benefits of using Blazor WebAssembly versus other Blazor hosting models and be prepared to complete the projects in this book.
In this chapter, we introduced the Blazor framework. The Blazor framework is built on .NET Framework and allows web developers to use C# on both the client and the server of a web app.
After that, we compared Blazor WebAssembly with both Blazor Server and Blazor Hybrid. All three hosting models are used to host Razor components. They each have their own advantages and disadvantages. We prefer Blazor WebAssembly.
In the last part of the chapter, we explained how to set up your computer with Microsoft Visual Studio Community Edition, .NET 7.0, and Microsoft SQL Server Express and how to open a Microsoft Azure account, all of which are required to complete the projects in this book.
Now that your computer is set up to complete the projects in this book, it is time to get started. In the next chapter, you will create your first Blazor WebAssembly web app.
